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From crime investigation to horror and family drama,Anil Kumar claims to have worked in some of the most popular television series but success evaded him. So,Kumar decided to make a quick buck by trying his hand at extortion. Here,too,he was outsmarted by the police,who arrested him on Tuesday.
The arrest came following a complaint by a Central Delhi-based businessman who was receiving extortion calls from the accused demanding Rs 5 lakh, said Ashok Chand,Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime). The accused had also threatened to kill the victim and his family members if they approached the police,Chand added.
According to the police,some of the calls were made from a mobile phone and others from PCOs in Ghaziabad,Gurgaon and Narela.
The trader,who runs a business of hardware in Hauz Qazi,informed the police on Monday. The police decided to trap the accused near the Madipur Metro parking,where he had asked the victim to meet for handing over the money. When Kumar approached the victim,at 1.20 pm,he was apprehended,the police said.
During interrogation Kumar told the police about his associate Anupam Arora (25),who was arrested later. Two mobile phones,one motorcycle and a bag containing the cash has been recovered,the police added.
According to the police,Arora worked for the victim earlier and had left the job around two years ago. He started a mobile phone business in Madipur, but reportedly suffered heavy losses. He then enlisted the help of Kumar,a close friend,for the extortion bid.
Kumar,according to the police,had gone to Mumbai in 2008 to try to make a career in TV serials. He claimed to have worked in series like CID,Aahat,Chanda Ki Adalat,Aap ki Antara and Raja Ki Ayegi Baraat. He returned to Delhi last year,after his acting career failed to take off,and began work as a freelance photographer.
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